{"id":6240,"date":"2013-03-16T14:47:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T19:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2023-10-04T05:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:21:57","slug":"crab-and-quinoa-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/crab-and-quinoa-cakes","title":{"rendered":"Crab and Quinoa Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crab and Quinoa Cakes - delicious patties made with fresh crab, cooked quinoa, spices and served with a simple yoghurt dip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crab Quinoa Patties<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love quinoa, it's one of my favourite things to use instead of rice, pasta etc and in little patties like these with some fresh crab, it makes delicious healthy patties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are great for packed lunches and taking on picnics as they can be eaten both hot or cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Quinoa?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Quinoa is what is known as a seudo grain, meaning it is actually a grain. It's known as a super food because of it's high protein and fibre. It's a great replacement for things like couscous too for those that are gluten free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can buy quinoa in various different types too. Regular quinoa which is the most common, then there is also tricoloured, red, golden and black as well as flakes, flour and crisps (chips). Of course the latter are not what would be classed as a free food on Slimming Eats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 cup of cooked quinoa packs about 8g of protein and 4g of fiber as well as amino acids, so it's a great food to add into your diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When cooked it has a slightly nutty taste and each grain looks like it has a little hair, which can be off putting to some, but trust me when I say it's really actually quite tasty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canned Crab versus Fresh Crab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering if you can use canned crab for these crab and quinoa patties? Personally fresh is so much better, the taste is just amazing. But if fresh crab is hard for you to source, then canned will work okay. Just make sure you fully drain any liquid and pat dry otherwise the patties may not form together. Also be careful not to overmix the ingredients, you want to try and keep flakes of crab in the patties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where I live in Canada is right in the middle of the Great Lakes area of Ontario, so crab is pretty expensive here and is hard to source sometimes fresh due to the fact we are not near the sea. We do have Snow Crab legs though and frozen crab meat or fresh crab meat that comes in a tub. Not quite the same as buying a fresh crab straight from the fishmonger in a coastal location though, but it's the next best thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sides for Crab Quinoa Cakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I serve these crab quinoa cakes a simple salad of baby greens or arugula with the yoghurt dip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However a mixed salad is great too with some of the follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n